Species FAO code: SQE

Todarodes sagittatus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Norwegischer Kalmar	–
Belgium	fr Encornet fr Calmar nl Pijlinktvis nl Inktvis nl Calamar	–
Croatia	hr veliki lignjun	–
Czech Republic	cs Kalamáry cs kalmar cs oliheň cs krakatice	–
Denmark	da Flyveblæksprutte	–
Estonia	et Euroopa lendkalmaar	–
Finland	fi liitokalmari fi mustekala sv bläckfisk	–
France	fr calamar fr encornet	–
Germany	de Norwegischer Kalmar	–
Greece	el Θράψαλο	–
Hungary	hu nyílkalmár [Ommastrephes sagittatus synonym for Todarodes sagittatus]	–
Ireland	en European flying squid ga Scuid eitilte Eorpach	–
Italy	it Totano	–
Lithuania	lt atlantinis strėlinis skraidkalmaris	–
Luxembourg	de Norwegischer Kalmar fr calamar fr encornet	–
Malta	en European flying squid it Totano mt Tutlu skur	–
Netherlands	nl Pijlinktvis	–
Poland	pl Kalmar europejski pl Kalmar europejski [Ommastrephes sagittatus synonym for Todarodes sagittatus]	–
Portugal	pt Pota pt Potra pt Catucho	–
Romania	ro Calmar roşu [Todarodes sagittatus sagittatus synonym for Todarodes sagittatus]	–
Slovenia	sl norveški puščičasti ligenj	–
Spain	es Volador	Andalusia: Pota negra Balearic Islands: Pota Balearic Islands: Aluda Catalonia: Canana Murcia: Pota Basque Country: Pota
Sweden	sv Tioarmad bläckfisk sv Tioarmad bläckfisk [Ommastrephes sagittatus synonym for Todarodes sagittatus] sv Bläckfisk [Ommastrephes sagittatus synonym for Todarodes sagittatus] sv Bläckfisk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	92.0 kcal
Total fat	1.38 g
Saturates	0.358 g
Carbohydrate	3.08 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	15.58 g
Salt	110.0 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798)

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Todarodes sagittatus

Scientific name

Todarodes sagittatus

Author

(Lamarck, 1798)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SQE

Taxonomic classification

ClassCephalopoda
- OrderTeuthida
  - FamilyOmmastrephidae
    - GenusTodarodes
      - SpeciesTodarodes sagittatus

Synonyms

Todarodes sagittatus sagittatus (Lamarck, 1799)
Ommastrephes todarus (Rafinesque, 1814)
Sthenoteuthis todarus (Rafinesque, 1814)
Ommastrephes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798)
Loligo aequipoda Rüppell, 1844

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0307 — Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption
  - Other, including flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption
    - 0307 91 — Live, fresh or chilled
      - 0307 91 10 — European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus)
    - 0307 99 — Other
      - Frozen
        0307 99 14 — European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus)
      - Other
        0307 99 20 — European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus)

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Todarodes sagittatus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 18 - Arctic Sea

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Distribution maps